Vintage Dog License

[McCDig]

Detected for a couple hours in a Baltimore City park this afternoon. Was using the Etrac for the second time. I think I know what deep rusted iron rings in at now, but this signal was a mid-tone and turned out to be a brass disk. Couldn't make out the details out in the field, but a clean-up at home revealed a very old dog license.


Here's the dig:

 

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[McCDig]

Thx Tommy! That is creepy. Another good reason to wear gloves.

 

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[McCDig]

Thx WNCsweeper! New to the Etrac, so the numbers didn't mean much to me, but said 'dig it'.

 

[McCDig]

Thx Relicific! Agreed, I'll take anything from the 1800s.

 

[JerseyDigger19]

That dog tag is EXTREMELY rare! Any tag from the 1800's is desirable, 1874 is absolutely awesome! That has to be worth over $100 and probably closer to 300 like Patch said. My oldest dug one is a relatively new 1911. Jackpot!

 

[JerseyDigger19]

By the way, here's the female version. Don't trust the price because they probably thought this tag was too perfect looking to be valuable (or maybe a restrike). But the style is exactly like yours and it's attributed to Baltimore too.

Vintage Antique Baltimore Maryland MD 1874 Bitch Dog Tag Animal License Old FOB | eBay

 

[deershed]

Awesome find!! A 1800's dog tag is up at the top of my bucket list.